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2020 Omaha Pro. Andrea Shaw (born December 18, 1983) is an American professional bodybuilder. [ 1] She holds four Ms. Olympia title wins and four Ms. Rising Phoenix title wins. [ 1][ 7]
Prior to 1977, bodybuilding had been considered strictly a male-oriented sport. Henry McGhee, described as the "primary architect of competitive female bodybuilding", was an employee of the Downtown Canton YMCA, carried a strong belief that women should share the opportunity to display their physiques and the results of their weight training the way men had done for years.
This eventually led her into bodybuilding. [2] Lyon entered and won the first International Federation of BodyBuilders Women's World Pro Bodybuilding Championship in Los Angeles on June 16, 1979. This was the only bodybuilding competition of her career. She appeared in many magazines and on television talk shows, promoting bodybuilding for women.
Early life and education. McLish was born in 1955 as Raquel Livia Elizondo in Harlingen, Texas. She was the second-youngest daughter of father Rafael, who was of Mexican ancestry, and mother Raquel Elizondo. She attended Harlingen High School, where she was a cheerleader and twice-named Cardinal’s Football Sweetheart. She graduated in 1973.
Armbrust was born in 1977 and raised in Cozad, Nebraska. She became interested in bodybuilding at the age of 12 after being introduced to the local gym owner who happened to be a female competitor. After graduating Cozad High School, she moved to Denver, Colorado. In 1998, Heather moved to Texas where she lived in Houston, San Antonio, and ...
Joanna Thomas. Joanna Clare Dawson Thomas (briefly Joanna Schwartz) (12 December 1976 – 26 April 2020) was a British professional female bodybuilder. She was the younger sister of British professional female bodybuilder Nicola Shaw. She was the youngest British female bodybuilder to win IFBB pro card, at the age of 21. [ 2][ 5][ 6]
Chizevsky-Nicholls was the first female bodybuilder to win both the Ms. International and Olympia in the same year in 1996. She ranks as the best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List until October 22, 2000. [8] [9] In January 2008, Chizevsky was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame. [1] [10]
2019. Active. Since 2005. Medal record. 2nd. 2019 Romania Muscle Fest Pro. Female bodybuilding. Nataliya Kuznetsova, also spelt Natalia ( née Trukhina; born July 1, 1991), is a Russian professional female bodybuilder and powerlifter .